States & Social Movements: 4 (Political Sociology) - Softcover

Johnston, Hank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745646271 ISBN 13: 9780745646275

Verlag: Polity, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

States and Social Movements

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Críticas:

Globalization has not reduced the importance of the state for social movements as actors of a politics by other means. In this clearly written and well-researched volume, Hank Johnston builds upon the best scholarship on social movements, adding an innovative perspective in particular on the dynamics of protest in non-democratic regimes and democratizing polities.
Donatella Della Porta, European University Institute

Movements shape states, and states shape movements. Hank Johnston adds depth and nuance to this insight by examining a wide range of state forms and political protest – including revolutionary movements and transnational activism. Along the way, he provides a lucid overview of different theoretical perspectives on movements. The result is an excellent short introduction to social movement studies.
Jeff Goodwin, New York University

This book is an outstanding synthesis of a diverse and difficult body of work. It is unique among surveys of social movements in balancing coverage of protests in both democratic and authoritarian societies, in its even-handed treatment of the relations between globalization and protest, and in giving substantial and well thought out space to revolutions.
Jack A. Goldstone, George Mason University 

Reseña del editor:

Since the late eighteenth century, politics, protest, and the state have evolved together, each shaping the other in significant ways. This engaging and succinct treatment of protest–state interaction shows that in order to understand the state fully, you cannot ignore the role of political protest.

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• Verlag: Polity
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0745646271
• ISBN 13: 9780745646275
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240